Avocado cultivation’s ancient origins hold lessons for a changing climate

Anthropologists Amber VanDerwarker and Doug Kennett present new research about the history of avocado domestication, highlighting a popular tree crop of major economic importance.

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Girls and women disproportionately harmed by nuclear radiation

Pulling from 60 years of post-World War II data, a report co-authored by researcher Amanda Nichols also proposes questions for a future research agenda to study gender, radiation impacts and nuclear regulatory policy.

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Bringing radio history to life

Ensuring that the voices of radio’s past continue to be heard, UCSB Library expands access to rare broadcasting archives with a new grant from The Ahmanson Foundation.

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